diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
index 053ad1c98a..19043b7886 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/gentx.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	tmcli "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/cli"
 	tmos "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/os"
 	tmtypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func GenTxCmd(mbm module.BasicManager, genBalIterator types.GenesisBalancesItera
 
 			keyringBackend, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flags.FlagKeyringBackend)
 
-			clientHome, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(flagClientHome)
+			clientHome, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString(tmcli.HomeFlag)
 
 			inBuf := bufio.NewReader(cmd.InOrStdin())
 			kb, err := keyring.New(sdk.KeyringServiceName(), keyringBackend, clientHome, inBuf)
diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
index bdc6e091e1..2269a3eb63 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/init.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	flagOverwrite  = "overwrite"
-	flagClientHome = "home-client"
+	flagOverwrite = "overwrite"
 )
 
 type printInfo struct {
diff --git a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
index 077a7402c1..d757d4fa52 100644
--- a/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
+++ b/x/genutil/client/cli/init_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
 
 func setupClientHome(t *testing.T) func() {
 	clientDir, cleanup := tests.NewTestCaseDir(t)
-	viper.Set(flagClientHome, clientDir)
+	viper.Set(cli.HomeFlag, clientDir)
 	return cleanup
 }